Narali Bhat ( Sweet Coconut Rice)

Narali bhat prepared widely in Maharashtra on the day of Shravani Poornima (Coconut festival which falls on Full moon day in the rainy season, mostly in august.
Naral means Coconut and Bhat means rice in Marathi.  Tastes simply great.
So just try this sweet and tasty coconut rice.

Ingredients:
2 cups of rice
3 cups of grated jaggery
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
4 tablespoon ghee
1 coconut grated
4-5 cloves

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.
2. Mix coconut and jaggery and keep it aside.
3. In a pan add ghee, cloves,soaked rice and boiled water.
4. Cook till rice is cooked.
5. Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan and add coconut , jaggery with boiled rice and mix gently.
6. Cover and cook on low flame for 15 minutes.
7. Open cover after few minutes.
8. Add cardamom powder and mix well.

Your Narali bhat is ready to serve. Serve hot with ghee.

Mint Rice (Pudina Rice)

Mint Rice(Pudina Rice)..

Fresh mint is the perfect ingredient for a great summer meal. The smell, taste–everything about mint makes me happy. A great way to enjoy this herb fresh, with rice. Light, aromatic and immensely flavorful rice dish which gives a nice light green color and aromatic flavor to your rice.
   Mint is a good appetizer and promotes digestion, due to its typical aroma. So,serve this aromatic meal to your family and friends.. :-)

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cup Mint Leaves(Pudina Leaves)
2 cups Rice( I used Basmati Rice)
4 cups Water
2-3 cloves
1 tea spoon ginger paste
3-4 cloves garlic
2-3 green chillies
1/2 cup Green peas
1 finely chopped onion
1 Bay leaf
1 piece Cinnamon
1 table spoon Oil or Butter
1 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
Salt to Taste
1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder

Method:

1. Grind Mint leaves with garlic and green chillies.
2. Add oil (or butter) saute the cumin, bay leaf,Cinnamon, cloves and ginger paste.
3. Add chopped onion and saute it.
4. Once the onions get soft, add mint,garlic and green chilly paste
5. Saute it for 1-2 min.
6. Add the rice and saute until rice is translucent.
7. Add 4 Cups of water and green peas.
8. Add some salt to taste, black pepper powder and stir well.
9. Cover and cook for 8-10 min or until the rice is cooked.
10. Fluff up the rice and serve hot.

I served these garnished with few more mint(pudina) leaves and fried cashews.